Konkona Sensharma opens up concerning the silent struggles of working moms forward of Metro..In Dino: Mum penalty exists!

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Jul 02, 2025 11:57 PM IST

As Metro…In Dino is about to hit screens, Konkona Sensharma is opening up concerning the struggles of being a working mom in a system with no help

As Metro…In Dino gears up for launch, Konkona Sensharma is opening up concerning the silent struggles working moms face in an trade that celebrates glamour but refuses to look previous the smoke. In a latest interview with Firstpost, 45-year-old actor responded to a query about work-life stability with out sugarcoating actuality. “I genuinely need to say that in at this time’s day and age, there’s a sure motherhood penalty in any trade which occurs. It’s known as the fatherhood premium and the motherhood penalty,” she mentioned. “Because what occurs is that fathers, as they’ve kids they usually develop into increasingly more senior, they earn increasingly more. But for girls, with each baby, there’s a monetary setback since you’re not in a position to type of take part in the way in which society expects you to or for that matter what the workplace work calls for.”

Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma attends the opening ceremony of the MAMI Film Festival 2025 in Mumbai on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)(AFP)

Konkona’s remarks level to a wider dialog. “Now what’s going to occur finally is that ladies should not incentivised to have kids in any respect as a result of it’s turning into increasingly more troublesome. You know, to take part within the work life, and to be an excellent mom on the similar time is turning into increasingly more troublesome,” she added. “So, I really feel that that is one thing that ultimately the governments must type of change insurance policies for working moms. Otherwise it’s not going to occur.”

Mumbai, Jun 04 (ANI): Bollywood actors Konkona Sen Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi, pose for an image through the promotion of their upcoming romance/drama movie ‘Metro In Dino’, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)(Sunil Khandare ) In the film, Kajal (Konkona’s character)is married to the second Monty (Pankaj Tripathi). About their relationship, the actor reveals, “What I like on this very a lot is that this can be a couple who, I imply, we’ve got an excellent marriage, all the things is ok. But I feel let’s say after 10-12 years of marriage, when you’ve got your youngsters, you’ve got your EMIs, you’ve got your faculty charges, your jobs and all that, then I feel there’s a domesticity that surrounds you.

I feel this can be a problem that many {couples} face. Especially so many people are in long-term relationships or are in long-term marriages, you already know. And then after 10, 12 years, that preliminary spark and that romance or no matter, that spark is gone. Or not less than it modifications. So that’s one thing that many I feel {couples} grapple with, that concern. And I really feel like Anurag has actually dealt with that sensitively with quite a lot of humour. This I feel many {couples} will relate to.”

Metro…In Dino boasts a powerhouse forged that features Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Neena Gupta, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Kay Kay Menon alongside Konkona and Panjak. For long-time followers of the Life in a… Metro (2007) soundtrack, the return of Pritam Chakraborty’s melodious vocals provides further nostalgia, and whereas Irrfan Khan’s magnanimous presence shall be missed, the movie guarantees new dynamics that many are trying ahead to.